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thick and threefold

thick and threefold adverb: in quick succession, or in great numbers.

Adverb

thick and threefold (not comparable)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) In quick succession, or in great numbers.
    • A ſclaunderous tunge, a tunge of a ſkolde,
      Worketh more miſchiefe than can be tolde;
      That, if I wiſt not to be controlde,
      Yet ſomwhat to ſay I dare well be bolde,c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.
    • They came thick and threefold for a time, as she expected they should, till at last, one experienc'd stager that had baffled twenty traps and tricks before, discover'd the plot, and quite spoyl'd the jest.1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC

Questions about thick and threefold

What does thick and threefold mean?
Thick and threefold means in quick succession, or in great numbers.
What part of speech is thick and threefold?
Thick and threefold is an adverb.

Words near thick and threefold in the dictionary

  1. thiccest
  2. thiccness
  3. thick
  4. thick and fast
  5. thick and thin
  6. thick and threefold
  7. thick around the middle
  8. thick as a brick
  9. thick as a plank
  10. thick as a whale omelette
  11. thick as champ

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